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Bob's Matador Turn

code2ski — Tue, 25 Nov 2008 14:33:00 GMT

360 on the flats and 180 or less on sloping terrain. A flavor of Wagon Wheel drill but with the hub moved forward just outside the tip of your skis.

Wagon Wheel

code2ski — Tue, 25 Nov 2008 14:32:00 GMT

Wagon wheel is what the name says it is. Picture a hub and spoke wheel in your mind and apply to the snow with your skis on.

Erin's Trenches

code2ski — Tue, 25 Nov 2008 09:25:00 GMT

Trenches - best dug on soft days with your ski boots are usually longer and deeper then wider. They are your "magic skis" and are perfect to try before stepping into your first "real skis."

The Trick of Art

code2ski — Sun, 23 Nov 2008 19:21:00 GMT

The Trick of Art is an excellent drill, skill development and simply an eye-opening trick that can be used by both students and instructors. The trick is in using poles in a very unconventional way to make the body do what is otherwise a long road from explaining the concepts to seeing them applied in skiing.

Teaching Theory: Teaching and Learning Styles

code2ski — Tue, 13 Feb 2007 22:14:00 GMT

Joan E. Heaton is a popular contemporary writer on teaching styles in the PSIA circles, so if you happen to study for a certification with the oraganization, like I do this year, you'd rather get familiar with her work. They are well structured and widely accepted but, as always, one needs to be careful of not killing the natural dynamics of learning and teaching process with over-analysis.

TELEMARKING for ALPINERS

code2ski — Mon, 22 Jan 2007 22:53:00 GMT

Not long ago I got my first opportunity to tele with and among some of the best free-heelers in the region. And I was hooked, big time!

Now, did I hang my alpine boards and free-heel since? No, not at all but I cannot stop thinking about it and I cannot wait another opportunity to go out and tele again to further explore the truths about my alpine skiing! Yes, you got it right, ALPINE skiing.

Components of Modern Alpine Skiing Techniques

robertz — Sat, 25 Feb 2006 23:08:00 GMT

Introduction of brakaway gates in the early 1980s had big impact on racing techniques but this time around changes in equipment and technology have revolutionized not only racing but skiing, in general.

Characteristics of a Successful Alpine Skier

robertz — Fri, 24 Feb 2006 16:44:00 GMT

Elite skiers can be differentiated from non-elite skiers on the basis of power, strength and motor characteristics. However, skiing is a typical technique dependent sport and no special physiological variable is dominant to definitely predict the rank within high level performance group.

Reference:
This article reveals the most important physiological characteristics for a performance-oriented alpine skier and is fragment of a larger article originally published at http://physiotherapy.curtin.edu.au/resources/educational-resources/exphys/98/alpineskiing.cfm by Ulli Julich.

Alpine Skiing - Short History and Disciplines Overview

robertz — Fri, 24 Feb 2006 16:28:00 GMT

Skiing has been invented to assist hunting, and as practical transportation, also used for military maneuvers. First documented evidence comes from modern day Norway and Sweden and dates 5000 B.C. Modern day skiing is also a competitive sport...

Reference:
Fragment of a larger article originally published at http://physiotherapy.curtin.edu.au/resources/educational-resources/exphys/98/alpineskiing.cfm by Ulli Julich.

Drop-In

robertz — Tue, 21 Feb 2006 14:43:00 GMT

This turn-entry drill can be compared to the pipe entry, where the body center of mass has to travel forward and down into the pipe before the skis move even an inch down the wall. Got it?